The tourist who found himself in the way of dozens of marching Queen's Guards has spoken of his embarrassment after becoming an inadvertent internet hit.

Retired RAF engineer Gerry Weatherhead, of Haverhill, Suffolk, stood obliviously in the path of the oncoming soldiers during a parade marking the Queen's official birthday.

He ended up becoming trapped in their tight formation as they refused to pause, or divert, from their path.

Mr Weatherhead, 58, reportedly told Mail Online: "I was taking off my camera to hand to my wife and with all the noise and the chatter I didn't hear them coming - and that's when all hell broke loose."

He added: "I'm more embarrassed than anything else.

"It was my fault for getting in the way."

Steven Macaulay published the comical clip to YouTube on June 15, alongside the caption: "You better be on your guard when the Queen's Guard are coming though, these guys aren't stopping for anything!"

The video has gone viral after clocking up a massive 1.1 million views.